The CSUN solar modules deployed in the newly commissioned Project were supplied to Visual Percept in August 2011.

Stephen Cai, China Sunergy's CEO commented, "The Indian solar industry has huge potential, and the country is keen to expand its alternative energy usage. We are very committed to this market, and are very pleased that this project is now up and running, which is a testament to our reliable product quality. China Sunergy is not only further diversifying its geographic focus but also endeavoring to create better life for people all across the globe with our value-added products."

"China Sunergy's high performance products and dedicated service strongly impressed us. We look forward to working with China Sunergy on future projects to realize India's National Solar Mission," said Akash Bhanshali, director of Visual Percept's parent company.

Now that the PV industry has unquestionably entered a new growth phase, all eyes are on which technologies will win through into the mainstream of PV manufacturing. PERC, n-type, p-type bifacial, heterojunction – all have become familiar terms in the ever-growing constellation of solar cell technologies. The question is which will offer manufacturers what they are looking for in improving efficiencies and cutting costs.

Although the past few years have proved extremely testing for PV equipment manufacturers, falling module prices have driven solar end-market demand to previously unseen levels. That demand is now starting to be felt by manufacturers, to the extent that leading companies are starting to talk about serious capacity expansions later this year and into 2015. This means that the next 12 months will be a critical period if companies throughout the supply chain are to take full advantage of the PV industry’s next growth phase.